Japan asks countries to skip China's WWII commemorative events in Sept

Chinese J-20 stealth fighter jets fly past Beijing's tallest skyscraper, China Zun Tower during a rehearsal ahead of the Sept 3 military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, in Beijing on Sunday, The Japanese government asked European and Asian countries to refrain from attending a military parade and other events that China will hold next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, diplomatic sources said Sunday. Japan seeks to prevent China's interpretation of history from spreading, with the parade slated to be held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3 to commemorate what Beijing calls its victory in the 1937-1945 "War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression" and the "World Anti-Fascist War."